By Michael Dabaie

 

Pivotal Software Inc. (PVTL) shares rose 68% to $13.91 in heavy morning volume.

Cloud-native platform provider Pivotal said it is in discussions with VMware Inc. (VMW) on a potential business combination. Pivotal said it is negotiating agreements regarding a deal in which VMware would acquire all of Pivotal's outstanding Class A common stock at $15 a share cash

Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) is the controlling stockholder for both Pivotal and VMware.

VMware shares fell 7.4% to $141.72 in early trading. Shares of Dell dropped 4% to $46.63.

 

Write to Michael Dabaie at michael.dabaie@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 15, 2019 10:14 ET (14:14 GMT)

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